George Groves working up head of steam for shot at world title

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Groves, right, is the No 2 contender for the WBO titleAndrew Couldridge

Ron Lewis

Published at 12:01AM, March 23 2013

Progress has been slow for George Groves in nearly two years since he took the
British super-middleweight title from James DeGale, his old amateur rival,
but the West Londoner travelled to Germany this weekend to try to get some
momentum back behind his career.

Having boxed just twice in 2012 because of injury, the 24-year-old will
compete this evening for the second time in a fortnight when he faces Baker
Barakat, a German-based Syrian, in Magdeburg.

Groves switched promotional camps this month to sign with Eddie Hearn, but his
first bout under Hearn’s Matchroom banner proved short-lived as he stopped